Deciphering the role of microRNAs in mustard gas-induced toxicity.

abstract：:The presented paper describes a multi-disciplinary cooling selection approach applied to major gas turbine engine hot section components, including turbine nozzles, blades, discs, combustors and support structures, which maintain blade tip clearances. The paper demonstrates benefits of close interaction between partic...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Glezer B

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a rare population of circulating cells that selectively express Toll-like receptors (TLR)7 and TLR9 and have the capacity to produce large amounts of type I interferons (IFNs) in response to viruses or host-derived nucleic acid-containing complexes. Through the production of typ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lande R,Gilliet M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is well known to protect delayed neuronal cell death in the brain of rodents. In order to investigate the neuroprotective action of PACAP in the retina, we examined the effects of PACAP on kainic acid (KA)-induced neurotoxicity in the rat retina. Many ganglion...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Seki T,Nakatani M,Taki C,Shinohara Y,Ozawa M,Nishimura S,Ito H,Shioda S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is reviewed that suggests a central role for telomeres in one major model of biological aging, namely, proliferative senescence. Telomeric shortening with each cell division does not only act as a biological clock, but appears to trigger the ultimate loss of proliferative ability via activation of the p53-dep...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： von Zglinicki T

更新日期：1998-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos contamination of relatively contained environments within structures can occur under many conditions and in association with various activities. Such contamination persists and can potentially expose all structure users. The more significant contamination levels are associated with disturbance of friable asbe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sawyer RN

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine (METH) produces nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) loss, partly resembling that which occurs in Parkinson's disease (PD). In PD there is also a marked alteration in the gut. Given the similarities between the central DA denervation produced by METH and PD, in the present study we evaluated the alterations in ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Natale G,Kastsiuchenka O,Pasquali L,Ruggieri S,Paparelli A,Fornai F

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose conversion by brain synaptosomes can be regarded as a special case of intrinsic kinetic properties of the enzyme substrate system. Temperature modulation of apparent K(m) for this process can be described with our kinetic model. Using experimental data and the kinetic model, the minimal K(m) value for glucose ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marjanović M,Zivadinović D,Dzakula Z,Andjus RK

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience in the surgical treatment of bone deformities in osteogenesis imperfecta, based upon 45 operations in 13 severely affected patients. Three different procedures were used. Fragmentation and temporary fixation by means of a wire does not guarantee a sufficient protection of the bone a...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brunelli PC,Frediani P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific investigation of brains of different vertebrates, both extant and extinct, is of interest for several reasons: for translating medical research on rodent models into practice, for understanding the animals investigated in order to improve conservation and management strategies, and for understanding the...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Manger PR

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene causes a major risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To study the transcription control of the mouse (m) APOE gene, we first tested the promoter activity of a 721-base-pair (bp) 5'-flanking region, which is located 771 bp upstream from the translation initiation ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lahiri DK,Alley GM,Ge YW,Du Y

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonic anhydrase is abundantly distributed in renal tissue and functions, as in other epithelia, to catalyze the hydration-dehydration reaction of CO2. The proximal tubule is responsible for at least 80% of whole kidney bicarbonate transport and is mediated by proton secretion. Membrane-bound carbonic anhydrase appe...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： DuBose TD Jr

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioides causes coccidioidomycosis in the southwestern United States. Its clinical manifestations range from the primary asymptomatic to progressive pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease. Because of endemicity, frequent relapse, and virulent nature of Coccidioides, there is an urgent need for the development of eff...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Awasthi S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective investigation of perioperative cardiac edema formation requiring a delayed sternal closure, we identified thrombin increase combined with a simultaneous decrease of factor XIII as a probable cause. After experimental studies additionally revealed that factor XIII could protect endothelial barrier func...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wozniak G,Noll T,Akintürk H,Thul J,Müller M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HLA genotype DRB1*03,DQB1*0201/DRB1*04,DQB1*0302 confers a 25-fold increase in the risk of type 1 diabetes. In persons with this genotype, DRB1*0405, *0402, and *0401 subtypes have been reported to further increase risk, whereas the *0403 and *0406 alleles confer a relative protection. We compared the frequencies ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rewers A,Babu S,Wang TB,Bugawan TL,Barriga K,Eisenbarth GS,Erlich HA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term sepsis describes a potentially lethal clinical condition that develops as a result of a dysregulated host response to bacterial infection. The most common bacterial component implicated in initiating the septic syndrome is a cell wall molecule derived from Gram-negative bacteria, known as lipopolysaccharide (...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bosshart H,Heinzelmann M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphogenesis in the animal kingdom is closely coupled with the intracellular synthesis and the extracellular deposition of collagen. These morphogenetically important events involve multiple steps which begin in compartments inside the cell and continue in compartments outside the cell. The movement of matrix compone...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Birk DE,Trelstad RL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is often a perplexing medical condition for both the physician and the patient. Accordingly, development of treatment strategies based on the needs of the individual patient is highly desirable. Although endometriosis has been part of the clinical practice for almost a century, many questions remain rela...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Valle RF,Sciarra JJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) of Alzheimer's disease from Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts was stimulated in a concentration-dependent manner by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. In fibroblasts overexpressing protein kinase C alpha (PKC alpha), the EC50 for this response was 7 nM, while in control cells the EC50 ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Slack BE,Nitsch RM,Livneh E,Kunz GM Jr,Eldar H,Wurtman RJ

更新日期：1993-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In two experiments, musically trained and untrained adults were tested on their ability to match spoken utterances with their tonal analogues (tone sequences that retained the pitch and temporal patterns of the utterances). In both cases, musical training was associated with superior performance, indicating an enhance...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thompson WF,Schellenberg EG,Husain G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis protease-activating factor-1 (Apaf-1), which plays a central role in the formation of the apoptosome, is absent or poorly expressed (because of a transcriptional silencing by methylation) in a substantial percentage of metastatic melanomas and melanoma cell lines, which are unable to activate caspase-9 and e...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Del Bello B,Valentini MA,Comporti M,Maellaro E

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of certain restrictions in medical praxis, reusable materials are only allowed in some countries. This also applies to electrodes for electromyography; the special single-fiber electromyography electrode must be replaced. This article gives some details of the possibilities of using an alternative-a small conc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stålberg E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, cell-free fetal DNA has been found in maternal plasma and serum. This discovery opens up a new field of investigation and provides an easily accessible source of fetal genetic material for prenatal diagnosis. Prenatal diagnostic applications of fetal DNA in maternal plasma include the investigation of sex-li...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lo YM

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Hepatocarcinogenesis is a multistep process characterized by hepatocyte inflammation, regeneration, and proliferation. These changes are believed to depend on the aberrant expression of various tumor suppressor genes, oncogenes and growth factors. Several studies have shown the involvement of cyclooxygenase-...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Giannitrapani L,Ingrao S,Soresi M,Florena AM,La Spada E,Sandonato L,D'Alessandro N,Cervello M,Montalto G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory response in the lungs following an inhalation exposure of animals and humans to ozone (O3) is associated with macrophage stimulation, release of chemotactic agents, and neutrophilia. This study investigated the adhesive behavior of the alveolar macrophages and its relevance to the inflammatory process...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bhalla DK,Hoffman LA,Pearson AC

更新日期：1996-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the article was to use prospectively collected data on people with type 1 diabetes to examine which routinely collected clinical measures predict the development of peripheral neuropathy in people with type 1 diabetes. Within the Newcastle Diabetes Services, structured data collection at an annual review ha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sibal L,Law HN,Gebbie J,Home P

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCLAs) and antibodies to oxidized-low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) are associated with two distinct diseases: the antiphospholipid syndrome and atherosclerosis. Because both diseases may be apparent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), it is important to establish the relati...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Damoiseaux J,Jeyasekharan AD,Theunissen R,Tervaert JW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), the frequency of antibodies against insulin (IAA), glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (GAD65), ICA512/IA2 (IA2), and islet cell antigens (ICA) vary with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) composition of the patient. IAA, IA2 autoantibodies, and ICA are increased in DQ8 positives; GAD65 antib...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gupta M,Graham J,McNeeny B,Zarghami M,Landin-Olsson M,Hagopian WA,Palmer J,Lernmark A,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary theory is undergoing an intense period of discussion and reevaluation. This, contrary to the misleading claims of creationists and other pseudoscientists, is no harbinger of a crisis but rather the opposite: the field is expanding dramatically in terms of both empirical discoveries and new ideas. In this ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pigliucci M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To summarize (Fig. 10), the structural consequences of monocular deprivation include the following changes: the relay cells in the binocular segments of the deprived geniculate layers shrink and contain less of the possible neurotransmitter NAAG. These changes appear to be secondary to a loss of terminal synaptic arbo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tieman SB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on host responses in sheep artificially infected with Theileria sp. (China) were discussed and summarized mainly on typical high fever periods, merozoits and schizoon observation, antibody response. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wu JS,Yu JM,Wang ZL,Song CP,Yuan JF,Yao BA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00